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English noun: revolution | |||
| 1. | revolution (event) a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving | ||
| Samples | The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, green revolution | ||
| 2. | revolution (act) the overthrow of a government by those who are governed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counterrevolution | ||
| Instance hyponym | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, Bloodless Revolution, Chinese Revolution, Cuban Revolution, English Revolution, February Revolution, French Revolution, Glorious Revolution, Mexican Revolution, Russian Revolution, War of American Independence | ||
| 3. | revolution (event) a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | ||
| Samples | The plane made three rotations before it crashed. The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year. | ||
| Synonyms | gyration, rotation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | axial motion, axial rotation, clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, dextrorotation, levorotation, orbital motion, orbital rotation, roll, spin | ||
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